How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?

14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Malawi: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Kenya

641,000 number of cases

in 2023

Malawi

660,000 number of cases

in 2023

Kenya rank

12th

Malawi rank

10th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

Kenya
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 660,000 number of cases against 641,000 number of cases in Kenya, a difference of 19,000 number of cases.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 10th of 146 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92,000 number of cases	21,000 number of cases	71,000 number of cases	Kenya
2010s	99,711 number of cases	70,922 number of cases	28,789 number of cases	Kenya
2020s	332,500 number of cases	246,900 number of cases	85,600 number of cases	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Kenya or Malawi?: Malawi, at 660,000 number of cases against 641,000 number of cases in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Kenya and Malawi?: 19,000 number of cases, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?: Kenya ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 10th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit: number of cases
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.